Bottling-machine.



PATENTED NOV. 26, 1907.

J. R. COBB. BOTTLING MACHINE. APPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 4. 1000.

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A TTOR/VE Y5 PATENTED NOV. 26, 1907. J. R. COBB. BOTTLING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED BBPT. 4, 1906.

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WITNESSES A TTOR/VE Y5 Tdal'l'whmmt may concern."

' syrup to the bottle 'evices; furthermore, to increase their efii' fciency m operation and to decrease the ex-- JAMES ROBERT COBB, OF WALHALLA, soU'rHcARoLmA.

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Bait known that'I, JAMES Ronna'r COBB, a citizen of the United States, residing at .Walhalla, in the county of Oconee and State .of- SouthOarolina, have nvented a new and useful-Bottling-Machine, of which the follow- 's a specification.

lhisinvention relates generally to maae'rated, waters, and par-' chines for bottli ticularly toa mac 'ne of the character specified adapted to sugply a small uantityof tIon'.

'The ob'ects' ofthe invention are to imrove an simplify the construction of such ,pense attending their manufacture.

the foregoing and otherobjects in 'view, which will appear as the description proceeds, the'inventlon resides in the combinatiomand arrangementof parts and iii-the detailsmf; construction here' after described elevation,

ingyfr'om the spirit 0 ficlng any of its advantages.

and claimed, it being understdjdd that changes "in-the recise embodiment ofFinvention herein scl'osed can :be made within the claims without departscope of the followin g the invention or sacri In. the accompanying drawings forming part of this spec cation :Figure 1 is-a side (partly in section, of a machine constructe' in accordance with the inven- .tion;,Fig'. 2 is a view somewhat similar to lllig."j1','at a right angle thereto; Fig. 3 is a vertical section throug the crownin head Fig. 3* is ahorizontal section through the syrup pump ;"Fig. 4 is an enlarged vertical section throu'gha] portion of the crowning head,

showing a bottle in position to be filled; Fig.

5 .is a p an view of the bottle clam ing mecha'nism'yand Fig. 6 is an enlarged etail view 0f the operating mechanism for the water valve."

r Like reference numerals indicatecorregonding parts in the difierent figures of the The'vimproved bottling machine of the present-invention is provided with a supporting frame A 'wliic preferably is in t e 'nature of a vertically-extending tube hav ing a base 1. 'Secured in any suitable man- :i ner itothesupporting frame A is a shelf 2 Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed September 4, 1906- Serial No. 338305.

urmg the bott 'ng opera' .Patented'flov. 2c, 1907.

ada ted to support the bottles which are to be ed by the machine. For the purpose of holding the bottles in position during the. operation of filling the same with aerated water, a bottlehol e frame A. ,In order that the bottle which is to befilled may be moved upward intothe crowning head, which is, indicated enerally by the reference letter B, the bott e holder r 3is mounted upon the a 3 is formed witha reduced inner end-4-which extends through a vertical slot 5 in the frame A. The reduced inner .end 4 is connected with the upper end of a iongllfiudinlplly mgfg oug sulta e able rod 6 whichi'extends t artitions: or ide members 7 formed in the 31119.

endthe rod 6 is formed with a perforation 8 into which fits-the short end 9 of a tread lever 10 which is fulcrumed at 11 upon an .arm

A, ass own in Fig. 2. Atits lower 12 connected with the frame A. The outer end of'the tread lever 10=is.held normally in raised position b means of aspring 13. It will be obvious t at by de ressing the tread lever 10 with the foot, 't e rod 6 together with the=bottle holder 3rwill bef'raised so as tomove a bottle upward into thecrowning head B. For the purposeoff adjustingthe' bottle holder 3 a greaterjorilesser distance away from the crownin head;.B- so as to accommodate bottles 0g different; leng said bottle holder preferably is provided with a de endingplate 14 having a vertical slot 15 t ough which extends a pin 16 whichis connected with the 'rod- 6 and is provided'with a thumb-nut 17,.. By 'loosen- 1 the nut 17, the bottle holder 3 can be usted upwardly ordownwardl to a limited extent on the rod 6, after w ch it can be locked in thumb-nut.

The frame A, adjacentits upper? end, is formed with a artition 18 m which is loosel mounted t e lower end 19 of a thread-- ed-ro 2 0, the upper end 21. of which extends through theupper end of the frame A and is j,

provi ed with a hand wheel 22. Belowthe upper end of the frame A, the threaded rod 2Q is provided with a collar 23 which serves' position by tightening said to prevent upward dis lacementffthereof. 7

port' arm 24 which extends outward throug a vertical slot 25 in the. upper end Mounted upontho threa ed rod 20 is a supof the frame A. The arm24 serves as an 7 bottle holder'3 so as to adapt the machine to v .26 which has a threaded connection with t is normally held m'closed position by means the upper end 48 of the valve stem, by means 4 let 3710f the syrup pump valve stem 39 extending into a socket 40 in,

valve seat 46 with which cotiperates a valve s. iseveled, as indicatedat 54, an

adjustablesupport for the crowning head B and the syrup pum C. In the event that the adjustment of t e bottle holder 3 upon the rod 6 be not sufiicient or it be desired not to use this adjustment, the hand wheel 22 can be rotated for securing a long adjustment of the crowning head B with respect to the be used for filling bottles of greatly varying lengths.

'lhesyrup pumpC, as indicated in Fig.

3 preferably comprises a syrup inlet. pipe e inlet pipe 27 of the pump casing 28. Mounted in the syrup inlet 27 is a threaded plug 29 having a central aperture for the downward passage of the syrup. The threaded plug 29 serves to hold in position in the upper end ofthe inlet 27 a rubber valve seat 30 having a semi spherical portion adapted to receive a float valve 31 mounted for vertical movement in a valve chamber 32 which is formed in the inlet 27 of the pump. At its lower end the valvechamber 32 is provided with astop or rest 33 which is adapted toreceive the valve 31 when it is in lowered position and permit liquid to flow past the same. Mounted in the valve casing 28 is a piston 34 which is adapted to be operated by means of an approximately ova -shaped yoke 35 connected with a pump handle or lever 36. The out- C is provided with an outlet valve 38 whic is provided with a a removable plug 41.- The outlet valve 38 of;,a coil spring 42. The outlet 37 of the syru pump leads into a large supply pipe 43 w ch is adapted to convey the syrup and aerated water to the crowning head, as will hereafter ap ear.- Connected with the forward end '0 the supply pipe 43 is a water nlet pipe 44, the threaded end 45 of which is adapted to be connected in any suitable manner with a source of aerated water sup ply. The water inlet-144 is provided with a 4] having a stem projecting at its upper end 48. through an opening in the upper end of the inlet 44, and at its lower end 49 into a socket in a removable plug 50, the valve 47 belng held normally against its seat by means of a coils ring 51.

The va ve 47 is adapted to be operated at the proper times by means of a push pin 52, shown in 'Fig, 6, which is mounted to slide in a bracket 53 connected with the pump cas- 28. The forward end of the ush in 53 d is a a ted to engage the upper end 48 of the stem o the yalve 47. The push pin 52 is held. normal] in its-rearmost position, but of contact with of a? coil spri '55. For the purpose of forcing the push p1n 52 forward to o en the valve 47, a cam member 56 is suitab y connected with thepump lever 36. The 0 eration of this part of the machine is. as'fol ows: After from entering the pump casing-by the piston 34 when in the position illustrated in Fig. '3.

The syrup in the valve chamber 32causes the valve 31 to -float' upward against the valve seat 30. If, now, the pump lever 36 be thrown to the left in Fig. .3"; syru will be drawn into the ump casing28 and-t e valve 31 will descend to the'rest or stop 33. As soon as the movement of'the pump lever 36 to the left has ceased so that the piston 34 stops and therefore does not exercise any 5 further sucking action to hold. the valve 31 against the rest 33, saidvalve, by reason of its buoyancy, floats upward in the syrup and vent back flow. T erefore, if the pump '1e-" said syrup to open the outlet valve '38 and pass through the outlet 37 into the supply pipe 43. At the same time, during this movement of the lever 36 to the right, the cam 56 on the lever 36 strikes the push pin 52 and moves the same to the left in Fig. 6,

thus causing the beveled end'54'ofsaid push pin to open the valve 47 and permit the-en- I trance of aerated water to the supply pipe,

43. Thissupply of aerated water washps j' the syrup which has been fed to the supp pipe 43 into the crowning head where the water and syrup are both fed to the bottle.

It will be understood that" the amount of water which is to be fed to a bottle is very much larger than. the amount ofsyrup. For this reason the lever 36 is held in its right band position forasufii'cient length of'time to permit the necessary quantity of water to pass the yalve 47 and fill the bottle. During this time that the valve 47 is'open and the bottle is beingfilled with water, the piston 34 of course is stationary and, therefore, cannot feed any more s rup to the bottle. When the bottle is thrown to the left, thus 'causin the cam .56 to release the push pin 52 and permit the valve 47' to close'and at the same time causled, the leverx36 is l ing a further quantity of syrup to be drawn casing 28. The operation reviously described is then re eated fort e next bottle.

from the valve chamber 32 into the'pump' The crowning ead B preferably consists 85 Y rests against the up er valve seat 30 to pre-- 1 of a plug,74land holds the snifting pin 70 in its ,outer position, whereby topermit the crim ing the cap. The adjusting screw 60/ .i157 is a plug 59 throug which extends an usting screw 60 hav' on its lower end a head 61 adapted to limit the upward movement ofabottle during the-operation of is he (1 incadj'usted position by means of a lock nut-62, and the downward adjustment 'of thefplu' 59 is limited by a nut 63.. Fitted against t e lower' end of the plug 59 is a crowning ring'64 which, when the crimped bottle cap is 'forced upward on the bottle serves to contract said cap around the neck of 'thelbottle and hold it in position. The inlet 58. of the crowning headis inclined downwardly, as indicated at 65, and is adapted to'be closed normally by means of a ball 66.. The upper wall. of the inclined portion 65 is grooved or cut awa as indicated at 67-, so thatwhen the bal 66 is forced up- I ward a slight distance away from. the lower end of the inclined inlet passage, the li uid can pass'aroun'd said ball and enter the ot- ,tle.. For. the purpose of'permitting the espisfipe of air from'the bottle which is being ed, an outlet passage 68 is formed in the crowning, head, as shown, said outlet passage bein similar in form to the inlet 58 and having a all 69 for closing thesame. The outertendl of the outlet passage 68-is controlled by means of a snifting pm 70 which is forced inward normally by means of. a spring .71 and is adapted to be drawn outward to open the passage-68 by means of a handle a beveled or cam head 73. When the, hair e 7 2 is drawn down into horizontal position, the beveled or band head 73 changes its P05161611 with respect to the beveled end escape; of through the openings-7 5 in the il cit... or. thepurpose of producing a tight joint around thence-k of the bottle, so as to cause "all the hqmd to enter the mouth thereof, the

crowninghead B is provided in its lowerend "witha s lit rubber ring 76 which is fitted inside a epending annular flange 77 formed.

w thythecasing 57. For the pur- 1 pjoseof compressing the split ring 76 so as to cause the same tightlyto clamp a bottle which is formed integral with a lever 84.

1 The ring 83 is formed with a lower annular flange 85 which extends under the de ending flange, 177 and ring 76, as shown. ena

placed on sai the direction of the 'arrow'in Fig. *5', the'diametergof the metallic band 78' will be decreased so as'to cause the split ring'76to clam the bottle. In filling a bottle such as 86, t e ordinar form of crown cap 87 is fir'st bottle'so that the crimped portions of said cap rest against the upper end of the neck thereof and hold the cork disk 88 of the cap 87 a slight distance above the bottle neck. The bottle is then placed upon the bottle holder 3 and the lever 10 is depressed so as to force the neck of the bottle together with the cap 87 upward into the crowning head B until the periphery of the cap 87 engages the balls 66 and 69 and moves them a slight distance upward. If,

- now, the lever 36 be operated as previouslfi described, the syrup and aerated water w" enter through the inlet 58 and passage 65 where it will pass around the'ball 66 and enter the bottle by moving upward between the neck of the bottle and the rim of the cap 87, it being understood that the crimped porserve to produce grooves through which 11 uid' can enter. After the bottle has been led, the tread lever 10 is further depressed so as to force the bottle upward until the cap 87 moves through the crowning ring 64. which contracts or crimps the peripheral-flange of the cap and causes it to gri the bottle neck in an air-tight manner. uring the operation of filling a bottle,

tions of said ca the lever 84 in Fig. 5 is mani ulated to cause the split ring 76 to grip the ottle neck.-

The improved bottle 'filling machine of this invention is strong, simple, durable and inexpensive in construction as well as thoroughly eflicient in operation.

What is claimed is 1. A bottle filling machine comprising a" supporting frame, a bottle holder movably mounted thereon acrowning head adjustably mounted upon the frame and above the holder, means for adjusting -the head toward or from the holder, a ump movable with the crowning head and aving'an outlet above the bottom thereof and opening into the crowning head, means for directing a second fluid into the crowning head, a valve" for closing said means, alever for actuating the pump, a cam carried thereby, and a spring controlled ush device for transmitting motion from the cam to the valve to open said valve immediately subsequent to the actuation of the urn 2. A bott e filling machine comprising an adjustable crowning head; a pump casing carried; thereby, there being a passa e for estabhshing communication between t e pump- 'mall closin the outlet of the ump casing, In testimony that I claim the foregoing as the piston and for opening said valve to ada piston wit the pum casmg, a valved my own, I have hereto aflixed my signature 10 water inlet opening into t e crowning heed, 1n the presence of two Witnesses. and means outside of the casmg for actuating JAMES ROBERT COBB mit water to the crowning head subseqnent WVitnesses: to the discharge of fluid by the piston into W. B. Lonnn,

' the passage. 7 I (J. R. l). BURNS. 

